Path to Tranquility

By Lord Kalgalath

path to tranquility,
littered with the slow healing wounds
of many an ancient battle

and the scars of those more ancient

full of branches and forks
myriad decisions for your weary mind
day after day, endlessly

as the brambles reach to rend thy flesh

lay wound upon wound
till you've cut to the core
scars upon scars upon scars

so old we dont remember thier cause

wandering on in a haze of pain
and bittersweet memory
countless paths, branching endlessly

each the same, leading to another like itself

dark paths, light paths
paths choked with wild growth
paths that lie clear and straight

but i only seek one path, one way

its clear and bright, this path i seek
far too long have it walked dark paths
seeing them with twisted vision to be bright

my vision is so clear now though

I stagger weary and wounded, searching
but all paths seem so dark, and so alone
none are my path, none the one that I desire

so onward I go looking, though I begin to fear

that I shall never
find my path
to Tranquility

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Copyright 2004 Damonen
Published on Tuesday, October 12, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • A former member wrote: Oh, this is so beautiful. Amazing pen. 10

  • sIo On Saturday, February 12, 2005, sIo (926)By person wrote:

    your writing is NOT mediocre. it is amazing. something about it...i cannot pull myself away.

  • Sin On Wednesday, January 12, 2005, Sin (1168)By person wrote:

    this was spectacular!!~lay wound upon wound till you've cut to the core~ we all become lost at some point, have faith and in the end the path will become clear ~kristy

  • Angst Queen On Saturday, December 11, 2004, Angst Queen (370)By person wrote:

    I think we all start to fear that at some point, but if we can find someone that will stay by us we'll find our path

  • Sex Slave On Wednesday, November 17, 2004, Sex Slave (78)By person wrote:

    aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwww!!!!!! your so sweet, Kya's lucky to have someone like you that cares so much about her. D:Danny

  • glasshouse On Monday, November 8, 2004, glasshouse (548)By person wrote:

    "littered with the slow healing wounds of many an ancient battle" I cant say much more than Nike except to agree with her. You have done something exceptional with this piece and I feel like I know you a little better. Great piece. -Glass

  • NikesRain On Monday, November 8, 2004, NikesRain (1298)By person wrote:

    so bittersweet and painful, remeniscent and aching. Like knowing the exit exists yet fearful the map is too old and the terrain changed once again. wonderfully done.

  • Johny_D_Lewis On Tuesday, October 26, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (467)By person wrote:

    *hugs you close and kisses your forehead* Don't give up, I like this. You have talent and you've got ears willing to listen. btw Devy, you're uber sexy ^_~

  • Zhee On Monday, October 25, 2004, Zhee (529)By person wrote:

    this was painful.. completely captivating.. i could feel the darkness...and bitterness behind your words.. wonderful work!

  • A former member wrote: ..wow...very good..i enjoyed this..im hoping the rest of your works are as good as this one..keep it up ~ME-UC~

  • Malice In Wonderland On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, Malice In Wonderland (987)By person wrote:

    *wipes a tear* I'm so sorry sweetheart....I dunno what to say*holds you close* ~L Kya Scholar

  • Dommi On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, Dommi (96)By person wrote:

    *starts laying some bricks* give me a good ten years and it'll be done.. heh.. on a more serious note, if there's anything I can do to cheer you up, well, I'd cheer the hell out of you. Just let me know. :)

  • urbanhumility On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, urbanhumility (1175)By person wrote:

    a long and dreary path it is my friend.............your words have never been so true........well done...........urban

  • A former member wrote: i'm with knight, i feel like this also man, superb depiction of the lost hopelessness, apart from the odd grammatical mistake this is flawless, a big well done man.

  • knightmirror On Tuesday, October 12, 2004, knightmirror (426)By person wrote:

    i had to log back into comment on this....but this is so amazing i can't really say anything so i'll just add it to my faves...i feel like this right now though....****-knight

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